Monthly Archives: December 2009
Coupland Interview: GenX v. GenA
My friend John hipped me to this interview with Doulgas Coupland, in which the author discusses his most recent novel, Generation A, particularly in contrast to Generation X. Appropriate that John should be the one to tell me about it, … Continue reading
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GenX Frogs
Sounds like a band or something, doesn’t it? Okay. Maybe not. Doesn’t matter. That’s not what I was going f or. So nah. I’m using frogs as a cheeky endearment for the French not a pejorative. That’s my story and … Continue reading
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GenX parenting from The Gen X files
Gen X files blogger has an interesting post on GenX parenting, specifically how some GenX parents can be overzealous advocates for their children in the schools. Check it.
Filed under Baby Boomers, Blogging, Gen X, Parenting, Uncategorized
New Featured Blog
That’s right kiddies time to change the sheets. And by sheets I of course mean the Featured Blog. New featured blog: John Hughes is Dead No sure what to say. Doesn’t really seem to require a justification. The title/content justifies … Continue reading
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Another GenXer bites the dust
This time a younger one. Brittany Murphy at the age of 32. That’s my wife’s age. Yikes! Of course, Brits got her start in the movie Clueless, directed by Amy Heckerling the creator of one of the all time great … Continue reading
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Bright Lights, Big City redux
When it gets cold like this, especially if it’s accompanied by snow, I’m reminded of when I lived in the dorms at school. Sitting with my feet up on the radiator, reading. While through my window I had a view … Continue reading
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The other featured blog
In addition to the blog The 40-year-0ld Freshman you will note the link John Smolens. John is a friend and former creative writing teacher and he has a new book out, The Anarchist, which was released earlier this week. I … Continue reading
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Another installment of The Pale King
That’s David Foster Wallace’s unpublished novel, the one he was working on when he decided to exit this plane of existence, and which is due to be published in 2010 sometime. As with the first part, The New Yorker magazine … Continue reading
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The 40-year-old Freshman
No. That’s not a new Judd Aptow movie although…. It is my new featured blog, which came to me in a dream. No. Not really. Unless, of course, you consider JenX67′s blog a dream. And you know what, I kind … Continue reading
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